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In the 2006 Census, 11,396 people were usually resident in Penrith (State Suburbs): of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Of the total population 3.6% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 35.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Penrith (State Suburbs) were married, 16.7% were either separated or divorced, 10.2% were widowed and 38.0% were never married.

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,195 people aged 15 years and over in Penrith (State Suburbs) were in the labour force. Of these 62.8% worked full-time, 23.2% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.2% were unemployed. 3,471 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census in Penrith (State Suburbs), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $416, the median family income was $1,065 and the median household income was $755.

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,724 families in Penrith (State Suburbs): of these 36.3% were couple families without children, 35.3% were couple families with children, 25.7% were one parent families and 2.8% were other families.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Penrith (State Suburbs), 49.4% were separate houses, 20.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Penrith (State Suburbs), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 23.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 16.1% were rented from other landlord type.

In the 2006 Census in Penrith (State Suburbs), the median weekly rent was $185. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,450. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

In the 2006 Census in Penrith (State Suburbs), 53.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 37.7% were single (or lone) person households and 4.2% were group households.

LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 25/10/2007

The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2006 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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